riser

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('zər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One who rises, especially from sleep: She is a late riser.
  2. The vertical part of a stair step.
  3. A platform, as for elevating a group of people above a crowd, often arranged with similar platforms in tiers.

Small, portable platform or box used to elevate a camera, object, or person in order to improve a television shot; also called apple. A half apple is used when the desired height is lower than that achieved by use of a riser or apple.


1. The vertical face of a stair step.
2. Any upright face, as of a seat, platform, etc.
3. A platform on the stage of a theater or concert hall on which a performer is placed.
4. A water-supply, drainage, gas, steam, or vent pipe which extends vertically, one full story or more, to service several branches or a group of fixtures.
5. An electrical cable which extends vertically, one full story or more, to distribute electrical power to electric panels on the different floors of a building.
6. A duct, which extends vertically, one full story or more, to distribute air to branch ducts on the different floors of a building.
7. A vertical supply pipe for a fire sprinkler system.

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Riser may refer to:

  • Riser (casting), a reservoir in a manufacturing mold
  • Stair riser, the vertical elements in a set of stairs
  • Drilling riser, a device used on a ship or offshore drilling rig
  • Neil Riser, a member of the Louisiana State Senate (United States)
  • Riser card, a printed circuit board which extends connectors away from another board
  • Early riser, a person who wakes up early in the day
  • Parachute riser, strip of webbing joining the harness to the rigging lines
  • Riser, a skateboard component which increases the space between the wheels and the deck
  • Riser cable, a type of communications cable; contrast with plenum cable

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - person, der står tidligt op, stigrør

Nederlands (Dutch)
verticaal deel van een traptrede

Français (French)
n. - lève-tôt/-tard, contremarche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufsteher, Setzstufe, Steigrohr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντιβαθμίδα, ποδιά/μετόπη βαθμίδας, αυτός που ξυπνά (π.χ. νωρίς)

Italiano (Italian)
ribelle, montante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aquele que se levanta

Русский (Russian)
тот, кто просыпается и встает с постели

Español (Spanish)
n. - contrahuella de escalera, tubo de subida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sättsteg i trappa, morgontidig person

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
起床者, 叛乱者, 起义者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 起床者, 叛亂者, 起義者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일어나는 사람, 반도, 폭도

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 蹴上げ, 起きる人, 起きるのが…の人, 起床者, 暴徒, けこみ板

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المستيقظ من النوم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פני המדרגה, גובה מדרגה, קם, מתעורר, מגבה (במצנח), צינור אנכי לזרימת נוזל, מישור נמוך על הבמה ,באולפן וכו'‬


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